In Windows 7, Microsoft is retooling the Taskbar to include several new features that make it easier to get to your favorite applications quickly. The Taskbar has also assumed the role of organizing your multitasking activities with persistent pinned icons and Aero Peak.

In this video, ZDNet’s Ed Bott, blogger of Ed Bott’s Microsoft Report, shows you how the new Taskbar works. It is yet another feature of Windows 7 that separates it from its preceding Windows versions.